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House Burns Sunday
City firemen answered a call to this house in the
Gideon Hill section Sunday morning at 11:16 and had
the fire put out in a few minutes. Considerable dam
age was done to the house and contents. The home is
owned and occupied by Mrs. Mary Williams, who was
away atending church services at the time of the fire.
—Photo by Quinton.
DepL of Performing Arts
Being Added at College
A department of performing
arts is being added to the Pres
byterian College curriculum to
offer comprehensive study in art,
drama and music, Dean Joseph
M. Gettys announced today.
He said drama and music will
start in the fall of 1MB; art, in
1966. They are conceived as a
single large program, within the
liberal arts framework, encom
passing these three major fields
of interest.
Dr. Gettys pointed out the of
ferings of the new department
will include formal courses in
theory and technique as well as
private lessons given individual
ly. He already is engaged in lin
ing up well-trained instructors
of established competence within
each field.
The department of performing
arts represents an expansion of
the college’s present courses in
fine arts. It will also incorporate
within its total program the pre
vious work of the robed choir,
the band and public speaking.
The program is designed to bring
an increased appreciation of our
cultural heritage, while helping
to develop in students their cre
ative and interpretive gifts of
self-expression.
Courses in speech will be as
sociated with drama. As the art
program develops, it will touch
upon some areas of architecture,
and later commercial art and
fashion design. The department
curriculum will Include 11 cours
es in art, seven in drama, tour in
speech and eight in music—in
addition to provisions for private
music lesons and work in applied
art and drama.
Belk Auditorium will serve as
home for the new department of
performing arts at Presbyterian
College. This versatile $500,000
structure combines a 1,200 ca
pacity auditorium of unusual
acoustical quality with a three-
story fine arts section composed
of studio rooms, sound-proof
practice areas, dressing rooms
and other facilities required by
the program.
The auditorium has drawn the
high praise of performing artists
ranging from the Atlanta Sym
phony Orchestra to the Ballet
Russe de Monte Carlo.
Riles Or Tuesday
For R. B. Simmons
Benjamin R. Simmons, 90, died
early Monday morning at Bailey
Memorial Hospital after a brief
Christmos Music
At Calvary Church
Christmas music will be pre
sented by the youth choirs of
Calvary Baptist Church during
the morning worship service at
11:00 a. m., Sunday, Dec. 20.
On Sunday evening at 7:90
Calvary Baptist Church wilt
present the Christmas cantata,
“Sing Noel,” by Jeanne Shaf
fer. Soloists will be Earl Mar
tin, Dorsey Turner, Miss Bar
bara Brazil, Marie King, and
Vernon Trammell. Music will
be under the direction of Mrs.
Eva Land. Organist will be
Miss Mary Ellen Lee, and pian
ist will be Miss Emily Tram
mell.
Fraternity Has
Christmas Party
For Thotnwell Tots
On Saturday afternoon, Dec.
12, members of the Pi Kappa
Alpha fraternity at Presbyterian
College and their guests for the
Christmas dances entertained
with a Christmas party for the
children at the Baby Cottage at
Thorn well. During the afternoon
gifts of toys were distributed and
the children enjoyed opening and
playing with the Christmas toys.
Contract Let
ForWorkAt
Post Office
Work on air conditioning, light
ing and other repairs at the CUiv>
ton post office will get undurway
shortly, Postmaster W. D. Adair
stated yesterday.
Contract for the work has been
let by the General Services Ad
ministration, a department of the
U. S. government, in Atlanta.
The contract was awarded to
Traverse S. Foster Construction
Company erf Greenville, on a hid
of $44,336.
The work is expected to be
completed in 150 calendar days.
Lutheran Church
May Relocate
A called meeting of St. John’s
Lutheran Church will be held
immediately following the ser
vice next Sunday morning to
consider a recommendation
from the Council that a new
church site he purchased.
Upon favorable action on the
part of the congregation the
property will be bought imme
diately and initial steps toward
relocation will be taken at an
early date. The recommenda
tion has the unanimous support
of the Council and the site has
been fully and enthusiastically
approved by synodical and LCA
officials.
Daniluk Mamed
Pack 21 Cubmaster
John P. Daniluk, administra
tive assistant at Presbyterian
College, is the new cubmaster of
Clinton Cub Scout Pack 21.
He has taken over the duties
succeeding Morris Seymour and
called an organizational of the
pack for January 26. He invites
all boys between the ages of 8
and 16 1-2 who are interested in
joining the pack to attend this
meeting scheduled for 7:30 p. m.
at the American Legion Hut.
Daniluk is experienced and
well-trained in cub scout work.
While serving with the PC mili
tary department several years
ago, he was assistant cubmaster
of Pack 21 (1959-61) and then
became cubmaster for the 1961-
62 school year. He returned this
fall to join the PC staff after
retiring with 20 years of Army
service behind him.
The Clinton Chronicle
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Clinton. S. C, Thursday. December 17. 1964
Lutheran Councilman
Installed On Sunday
At the service last Sunday
morning in St. John’s Lutheran
Church Harry E. Bedenbaugh,
Robert I. Boland and D. W.
Dominick were installed as
members of the Council. They
were elected recently by the con
gregation for a term of three
years, beginning January 1st.
They succeed Herman L. Shealy,
Wyman M. Shealy and H. C. So
ber who, according to the pro
visions of the constitution, wore
not eligible to succeed them
selves.
At the regular December
meeting of the Council held last
Sunday evening a vote of appre
ciation for the service of the
three outgoing members and of
welcome to the new members
was taken.
Telephone Co. Observes
85th Tear of Service
A native of Camden, he lived
in Montrose, Ga., many years
bafore be moved here 10 years
ago to live with his daughter,
Mrs. Myrtle Speake, at 104 W.
Walnut St. He was a son of the
late William H. and Caroline
Davis Simmons. He was a mem
ber of Montrose Baptist Church.
Surviving are torn: daughters,
Mrs. Lois Thomas, Mrs. Christine
Maxwell and Mrs. Mary Helen
Adams of Macon, Ga. and Mrs.
Speake; two sons, James B.
Simmons of Jacksonville, Fla;
and W. L. Simmons of Douglas,
Ala.; two brothers, Melvin Sim
mons of Coffee County, Ga.; and
Frank Simmons of Douglas, Ga.;
several grandchildren and great,
grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted Tuesday at 3 p. m. at
Montrose Baptist Church In
Montrose, Ga. Burial was in
Montrose Cemetery.
Red Cross Makes
< Appeal For Help
Mrs. Irby Hto9> field repre
sentative far the American Red
Cross, appeals tor help for a
family of seven whose home
destroyed Up fired
“This month we celebrate our
85th anniversary." says Clinton
Southern Bell Manager D. H.
Martin, “We were incorporated
under the laws of New York
State on December 20,1879, only
about three years after the in
vention of tbs telephone.
“Growth until about 35 years
ago was slow compared to what
it has been since then,” Martin
continued. In November 1929
Southern Bell installed its one
millionth telephone in Atlanta.
“At mid-year 1964, the company
had 8,415,000 telephone in ser
vice.” Southern Bell and indepn-
dent companies together now
serve approximately 11 million
telephones.
In 1960, wage payments to em
ployees in South Carolina
amounted to $8,696,000; and 1963
wages were up to $22,318,000. In
South Carolina, the telephone
company paid $229,000 in taxes
for 1929; in 1963, a total of $16,-
836,000 was paid out in taxes.
“In other words, we pay $4.43
per main telephone per month in
taxes,” Martin added that this
does not include the 10 per cent
Federal Excise tax now placed
on local and long distance rates.
“For the first 50 years of
Southern Bell’s operation, equip
ment was crude compared to
what we have today,” comment
ed Martin. “Some of the older
citizens can remember when you
went down to the telephone office
to place a long distance call,
and they can remember turning
that crank and saying ‘Hello,
Central’ to place a local call.”
Times have indeed changed.
Introduction of dial service had
been one of the greatest stimu
lants to growth. Columbia be
came the first city in Southern
Bell to convert to 100 per cent
dial in 1822. Southern Bell’s last
“Hello, Central" exchange in
South Carolina, Marion, goes dial
on December 20. As it goes, to
morrow’s telephone, Touch-Tone,
comes to the state for the first
time. “Instead of a rotary dial,
it features push-buttons,” says
Martin.
"We are pleased with the pro
gress we’ve made in our 86
years,” Martin continued, “and
even more with the advances
we’ve made in equipment and
service since World War II. But
there is much to be done yet. For
example, only 66 per cent of the
families in our South Carolina
area have telephones.
“We are constantly striving to
make rural service better, and
plan to eventually eliminate the
necessity for eight-party lines In
rural areas, reducing them to
four-party.’' Martin added that
urban four-party lines also will
b? eliminated in the future.
Bank of Clinton
Pays Dividends
At Rate of 10%
The hoard of directors of the
Bank of Clinton announce the
payment of the 16th consecutive
annual dividend to stockholders
of record December 1.
The payment was at the estab
lished rate of 6% and an extra
payment of 4%.
Checks were mailed to stock
holders on Tuesday.
Shares outstanding total 10,000
with a par value of $10.
In addition to the $100,000 capi
tal, the bank’s last statement
lists $100,000 in the surplus ac
count, $82,364.09 undivided pro
fits, and reserves of $50,000.
The board of directors of the
corporation includes the follow
ing local business men: R. P.
Hamer, T. E. Addison, T. H.
Copeland, Harry Y. McSween,
Leaman D. Jones, J. C. Thomas
and J. Leland Young.
The officers are: Hamer, pres
ident; Addison, vice-president;
McSween, cashier; Jones, assist
ant cashier. Cecil E. White is
attorney for the corporation.
Christmas At
St. John's Chaitk
Two special services will be
held In the 8t. John’s Luthsran
Ghmich during Chiitolutfh.
season, bn Sunday evening, De
cember 20, the Sunday School
will present a program by the
children, beginning at 7:00.
On Christmas Eve, beginning
at 8:30, the traditional Candle,
light service will be held. As
usual, this will consist largely
in the singing of Christmas
Carols and in the symbolic light
ing of the candles. In former
years this has proved a popular
worship service.
To both of the above, and in
deed to all services, the pastor
and people of St. John’s extend
a most cordial invitation.
Broad Streat
Christmas Program
Sunday Night
The children’s division of
Broad Street Methodist Church
will have its annual GhHytmM
program at 7 o’clock
night, December 30, in the
tuary. Following the
the young people will be
tained with a party in Hodges
Hall.
TB Seal Sales Now!
Total $13,362.19 !
Mrs. Joe H. Seal of
chairman of a group
teers who opened Christinas
returns on Thursday, announced
that $4,166.75 was received. This
now brings the total up to $13,-
363.19 which is ahead of the re
ceipts at this time last year of
$13,200.88.
The state’s income from last
year’s campaign has exceeded
all previous totals. The Laurons-
Greenwood Association hopes to
set a record by surpassing the
total of last year of $19,652.66.
Volunteers working with Mrs.
Seal at the Greenwood School
District Office were William S.
Brunson, W. C. Holroyd, Mrs.
Irby Horne, J. W. Hughey, Mrs.
S. L. Leaman, W. C. Sproles, and
Mrs. S. A. Tinkler.
Fox Attacks
School Children
Area Residents
Win $1,000 In ’
Merchants Event
Four Clinton-Joanna area resi
dents were winners of a total of
$1,000 Saturday afternoon at a
drawing sponsored by merchants
of Clinton who participated in a
“Loyalty Days” trade festival
which began early in October.
Mrs. Sarah O’Shields of Joanna
won $500; Mrs. Claude Madden
of Route 1, $250; Mrs. L. L. Cope
land, Jr., Musgrove St., $150;
and Mrs. Gertrude Brazil! of
Sloan St.. $100.
The drawing was the final one
in the weekly series, and was
postponed from the previous
week because of rain.
Weekly drawings had been held
for four $26 cash prizes.
Some weeks ticket holders
were not present when the four
numbers were called. These were
added to the next week’s draw
ing, and as the process continu
ed, accumulations from previous
weeks totaled 13 at the final
drawing for the $25 prizes. At
that time, calling of numbers
continued until winners were se
cured for all 13 prizes. A total
of $2,500 was given away during
the event.
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Power To Be
Off Sunday
Due to necessary maintenance
work on the electrical power dis
tribution system the power in
the Clinton Mill community will
be off for approximately one
hour Sunday, December 20, be
ginning at 1:00 p. m.
Christmas Scene
Be Repeated
The Senior High Fellowship of
the First Presbyterian Church
will again this year present a
live Christmas cene on the lawn
in front of the church.
The scene will be arranged
three nights during Christmas
week, Dec. 21, 22, and 23, be
tween 7 and 9.
m
Winners of 51,000 In Sales Promotion
Here are the winners of a total of
$1,000 offered as prizes in the recent
“Loyalty Days" trade festival conducted
by Clinton merchants. The final draw
ing for prizes was held Saturday after
noon on the city parking lot on S. Broad
St. Left to right, Mrs. Sarah O’Shields,
of Joanna, who won $500; Mrs. Claude
Madden, Route 1, $260; Mrs. L. L. Cope
land, Jr., Musgrove St., $150; and Mrs.
Gertrude Brazill, Sloan St., $100.—Pho
to by Yarborough.
Duke Endowment Gifts
Total $687,409 in County
County Teachers
Meet For Yule
Entertainment
The annual Laurens County
Education Association banquet
was held last Thursday night in
the dining hall of Presbyterian
College.
Christmas decorations were
used throughout the room and
from the ceiling were suspended
bird cages decorated with red
roses and greenery. - —-
. R. E. Martin, president, pre
sided, and Introduced the Barber
Shop Quartet of Laurens, who
presented the evening’s program.
Laurens County institutions
have received a total of $687,-
409 from the Duke Endowment
in the 40 years of its existence.
Observing its 40th anniversary
this month, the foundation was
established on Dec. 11, 1924, by
James Buchanan Duke as an in
strument of philanthropy for citi
zens of North and South Caro
lina. It provides aid for col
leges, hospitals and child care
institutions.
Over the 40 years, Thomwell
Orphanage of this city has re.
ceived a total of $535,483.
Bailey Memorial Hospital has
received $54,616 during the short
period of its existence, of which
State Study Committee
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Cars Damaged In Collision
These two automobiles collided Saturday night
,about T:15 at the intenection of W. Main St and N.
Bell St One was driven by Monty Fletcher of Rt. 2,
Laurens, and Idle ocher by Caroline Cato, of Lydia, with
two young children in her car. Linda Wright of Lau
rens, was a peieenger in the Fletcher car. No serious
injuries were reported. The Cato car was traveling
east on W. Main St and the Fletcher car entered W.
Main St from N. Bell St Fletcher was charged with
failing to yield right-of-way as he entered W. Main,
City offieens George Corley (left) and Cheeley Richards
(right) inveetignted.—Photo by Quinton.
Several
ceaOy attacked by a gray fax
while they
Rev. C. E. Russell
Named Moderator
Reedy River Assn.
Rev. C. E. Russell, pastor of
Hurricane Baptist Church near
Clinton, has been named moder
ator of the Reedy River Baptist
Association.
He succeeds Rev. Earl Wilson,
former pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Whitmire, who recent
ly accepted a pastorate in Rock
Hill.
Rev. Russell was named to the
post by the executive committee
of the Reedy River Association.
In similar action, Melton Wall,
a layman of Newberry First Bap
tist Church, was elected to serve
as vice-moderator.
Rev. Charles Lucado, pastor
of Hunt Memorial Baptist
Church, Newberry, is associa-
tional clerk, and served as secre
tary pro-tem of the committee
meeting.
Rev. Ralph E. Rhyme is chair
man of the executive committee.
Erskine Alumni
In Area Contribute
100% To Campaign
One hundred per cent of the
alumni in the Clinton-Laurens
chapter of the Erskine College
Alumni Association have already
made contributions to the 1964*
65 Living Endowment campaign,
earning $400 in challenge gifts
for the campaign from an
anonymous donor.
Under the chairmanship of
Mrs. S. C. Gambrell of Owtngs,
the Clinton-Laurens chapter is
one of five Erskine alumni chap
ters to have had every member
contribute to the annual fund
Chairman for the CHnton-Lau-
rsns chapter, In addition to Mrs.
Gambrell, include Mrs. R. L.
Piaxico, Clinton-Joanna chair
man; Mrs. L. Roy Adams, Cross
HUt-MountviUe chairman; Mrs.
Gambrell, Gray Court-Owings
chairman; Mrs. Milton Blakely,
The South Carolina Committee
on Mental Health and Mental In
stitutions, headed by Pickens
Senator Earle E. Morris, visited
Whitten Village, near Clinton,
yesterday'to view new construc
tion and to observe new pro
grams in action.
The visit here by the commit
tee was a step to accelerate
South Carolina's efforts to aid
the state’s retarded children.
Following the Clinton visit, the
nine-member study group will
meet in Charleston this morning
(Thursday) for an all-day survey
of the mental health program.
The morning session will be
devoted to the report the com
mittee will make to the 1965
General Assembly, Morris said.
In the afternoon, the Associa
tion for Retarded Children and
trustees of the proposed $3 mil
lion Retarded Childrens’ Center
at Summerville will be heard.
Scheduled to brief the com
mittee on plans for the new cen
ter are Dr. Vince Moseley of
Charieston, chairman of the
board of trustees, and Dr. Er-
bert Cicinea, the superintendent.
The federal government is ex
pected to put up about $1.1 mil
lion to match $2 million appro
priated by the 1964 legislature
for the Summerville Center,
Morris said. He was optimistic
that construction can begin soon
on the 350-acre site, already ac
quired at a price of some $173,-
000.
“I think they can get started
early in 1965,” Morris said, “but
there’s still some red tape about
the federal matching funds.”
Initially, the center will have
500 beds, Morris reported, with
750 beds projected as the ulti
mate goal. He praised Dr. Mose
ley, the trustee, and Dr. Cicinea,
predicting their efforts will re
sult in an outstanding program
that will benefit the entire state.
Morris said he was hopeful
also that construction can begin
soon on a diagnostic clinic at the
South Carolina Medical College
in Charleston.
More than $85,000 is being
sought in the 1965 budget for
operation of the Charleston clin
ic, the senator said. The plan
is to have all of the l,000-to-l,200
children now on waiting lists at
such places as Whitten Village
and Pinelands visit the clinic for
determination of the services
available to meet each appli
cant’s needs.
Bitty Blakaly of Ora.
Erskine Chapters Get Awards
Five Erskine College alumni chapters have already
scored 100 per cent in participation in the annual Ers
kine Living Endowment Campaign. Receiving alumni-
giving incentive awards for 100 per cent support on
behalf of their chapters during Homecoming Day De-
cembr 5 at Erskine were (left to right): Mrs. Milton
Blakely, for the Laurens-Clinton Chapter; Brice Car-
son, Columbus, Gm., tot the MoreUni-Newman Chap
ter; Mrs. Guy Smith of York, York-Clover Chapter;
Everette Carson, Gastonia Chapter; and Mrs. Dwight
Ellis, Abbeville Chapter.
$4,616 was for assistance in fi
nancing charity care and $80,000
was for construction of the plant
costing more than a million dol
lars.
The Laurens District Hospital
has received $97,310, of which
$57,310 was for aid in charity
care and $40,000 was for Im
proved facilities.
Hospitals are assisted in their
charity programs on the basis
of $1 a day for each free day
of bed care given.
South Carolina institutions
have received a total of $24.5
million from the endowment
since its establishment.
In the intervening years, the
Duke Endowment has become
one of the nation’s major founda
tions, with assets at the end of
1963 totaling $534 million and
gifts to its beneficiaries in the
two states amounting to $186
million.
It has contributed $123,497,580
to higher education, $29,77MB
to assist hospitals in
charity services, $15,196,607 to
help provide more adequate hoa-
pital facilities and services, and
$7,447,848 to aid in support and
care of orphans and half orphans
in the Carolines.
Bearings Plant
Has League Team
The Clinton Boatings Plant ot
The Torrington Co. is sponsoring
this year a basketball team
which Is included in the Green
ville Class B Boys’ League.
With their first home game
scheduled for 7:30 tonight
(Thursday) at the Clinton Na
tional Guard Armory, the .Tor
rington cagers will play each
Monday and Thursday until Fab.
11, except for the Christmas
week.
All home games will begin at
7:30 and there will be no ad
mission charge for games played
in Clinton.
Players on the team include
Bobby Thomas, Bill Crawford,
Jimmy Thompson, Earl Waters,
John Cumbie, Melvin Bailey,
Ray Cauhle, Dixon Brooks, Russ
Emerson, Ronald Corley, Larry
Walker and Claude Hartline.
College Holidays
To Begin Friday
Christmas holidays for Pres
byterian College students are
scheduled to begin this Friday
and extend through January S,
1965.
The 16-day vacation period
will begin officially at 1:00 p.
m,. Friday. It will end at 6:00
p. m., Sunday, January 3, with
the first classwork set for the
following Monday morning.
Upon returning to the cam
pus, students will have a two-
week period of study befora
facing the first semester ex
aminations on January IBM.
Retired Teachers
In Meeting Today
The Retired
tion of Laurent
in the Friendship
Federal
Loan Association this
Decembw 17. at t:M A11
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